Iolaus pamae

Iolaus pamae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-eastern Zambia and western Tanzania.[2]

Iolaus pamae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Iolaus
Species:
I. pamae
Binomial name
Iolaus pamae
Heath, 1994[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus (Argiolaus) pamae
  • Iolaus pamelae Heath, 1994 (misspelling)

The larvae feed on Phragmanthera usuiensis usuiensis, Phragmanthera eminii and Phragmanthera proteicola.

References

  1. Iolaus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-08-31.


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